Slight modification in key for Saraca species > > > Bracteoles 1-2 mm long, fugaceous; fertile stamens usually > 4..........................S. celebica > Bracteoles 4-5 mm long; fertile stamens 6-8 > Leaflets 3-6 pairs; fls in dense cormbs; calyx tube 1.5 to 2 times as > long as lobes > Bracteloes erect, clasping the pedicel, persistent; fertile > stamens mostly 7................S. asoca > Bracteoles spreading, persistent or fugaceous; fertile stamens > usually 6.....................S. indica > Leaflets 2-3 pairs; fls in lax corymbs; bracteoles spreading; > calyx tube about as long as > lobes.................................................................................S. > declinata (syn: S. triandra) > > > On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Pankaj ji for uploading the paper. Perhaps now we should be able to >> fix specimens from India if close ups of flowers (and pedicel are available. >> Here is the key prepared by me for species expected wild or planted in >> India. Saraca asoca is common in India but other three may occur planted, >> especially in the North East. >> >> >> Bracteoles 1-2 mm long, fugaceous; fertile stamens usually >> 4..........................S. celebica >> Bracteoles 4-5 mm long; fertile stamens 6-8 >> Leaflets 3-6 pairs; fls in dense cormbs >> Bracteloes erect, clasping the pedicel, persistent; fertile >> stamens mostly 7................S. asoca >> Bracteoles spreading, persistent or fugaceous; fertile stamens >> usually 6.....................S. indica >> Leaflets 2-3 pairs; fls in lax corymbs; bracteoles spreading; >> calyx tube about as long as >> lobes.................................................................................S. >> declinata (syn: S. triandra) >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Please find the article attached. >>> non auct. needs to be confirmed which plant that is being referred to. >>> Regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> Research Associate >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> Wildlife Institute of India >>> Post Box # 18 >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
